Ellen THESLEFF
1869–1954, Finland
Also known as: ET
Signatures & monograms
13 signatures and monograms by Ellen Thesleff on drawing, graphic, print, painting and watercolour. Compare authentic and documented counterfeit examples to study signature characteristics.
Signature proven counterfeit
Oil on canvas, Chopin valse, signed "E Thesleff 1942", 81x80 cm. In 2001 bought an art dealer in the Helsinki region seven paintings including Eero Järnefelt, Unto Koistinen and Helen Schjerfbeck. The purchase price amounted to 134,000 euros. Art dealer began to doubt the authenticity of the paintings and sent them to Athenaeum for examination and assessment. They were all fakes! The accused man said in interviews that he bought paintings by an unknown man during a visit to the racetrack in Vermont. In the man's car was found more counterfeit paintings. Court: Aggravated fraud and forgery.
Signature proven counterfeit
Pastel, seascape, signed "Ellen Theslef-15". Ostensibly picturing a genuine painting by the Finnish artist Ellen Thesleff. The painting is included in one of the many cases of fraud, the police seized in the late 1980s and early 1990s in Finland. After the expert investigation and judgment was explained that this painting was not genuine. It was a forgery.
Signature proven counterfeit
Pastel, seascape, signed "Ellen Theslef". Ostensibly picturing a genuine painting by the Finnish artist Ellen Thesleff. The painting is included in one of the many cases of fraud, the police seized in the late 1980s and early 1990s in Finland. After the expert investigation and judgment was explained that this painting was not genuine. It was a forgery.
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